Shirley Taylor

CEO

Shirley’s passion is helping others to enhance their success by building great relationships. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills to help others better communicators – authentic communicators – people who communicate with HEART.

The author of 12 books on communication skills, Shirley has established herself as an authority on business writing skills. The seventh edition of her international bestselling book Model Business Letters, Emails and Other Business Documents has sold over half a million copies worldwide and has been translated into many different languages.

Shirley is a high-energy, high-content public speaker and trainer who educates, inspires, informs and motivates individuals to develop better relationships through authentic communication. She puts a lot of passion and energy into her business presentations to make sure they are entertaining, practical and informative, as well as a lot of fun.

With her friendly, down-to-earth style, Shirley has a unique way of engaging with the audience, and she is passionate about helping people commit to change. Audience members quickly see and share her passion and enthusiasm, and are motivated to use her strategies back at the workplace.

Shirley is CEO of STTS Training Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based company highly-regarded for its high quality public training workshops and customised in-house training with professional business trainers.

Shirley is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a globally recognised designation awarded to speakers who have met strict criteria. This designation is achieved by fewer than 11% of professional speakers worldwide.

	President of the Global Speakers Federation 2017-18
	Past President of Asia Professional Speakers Singapore 2011-12

Marianna Pascal

Licensed Trainer

Marianna has been Licensed Trainer of Shirley’s workshops for several years. She particularly enjoys conducting Shirley’s well-loved business writing workshops around Southeast Asia, and says it’s a real privilege to conduct “the most exciting and comprehensive live writing workshops ever!” She knows that Shirley Taylor VT is going to be the next big thing in business writing training.

Former actress and bestselling author of five books, Marianna also conducts many of her own dynamic workshops on business presentation and speaking skills. She specialises in helping people speak clearly and confidently to colleagues, clients, and even their CEO!

Shirley says, “Marianna personifies my motto of communicating with HEART. It’s an absolute pleasure to work with her as my Licensed Trainer and great friend.”

Rekha Sandiran

Corporate Training and Event Manager

Rekha manages the overall corporate training and business operation of STTS. She is very passionate and is always ready to help both new and existing clients to achieve their company’s training objectives. She works closely with our first-class trainers and participants, and she’s committed to putting lots of heart into every connection and every learning experience. Rekha also coordinates Shirley’s popular annual secretaries’ conference the Asian Summit for Secretaries and Admin Professionals. Rekha (aka ‘Wonder Woman’) would love to hear from you, so please reach out any time.

Ashiwini Pushpanathan

Admin Support Assistant

Ashiwini (call her ‘Ash’) is the newest member of STTS, and she is hyped to be working with the team. Ash works closely with Rekha, providing logistical support for public workshops as well as other very important aspects of daily operations. She takes an immense pride in the work she does. Ash is enthusiastic and easily approachable. She is excited about learning a lot from Shirley and the STTS team, and she aims to build great relationships with all our clients and participants.